Maurizio Sarri's style of play:
Pep Guardiola's style of play:
So who wins? I must admit Napoli's style of play is just sublime
Pep Guardiola's style of play:
So who wins? I must admit Napoli's style of play is just sublime
Sarri vs Guardiola
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Sarri's Napoli side remind me of Ancelotti's Madrid when Di Maria played as LCM. Comparing them to our team, we lack a right winger and a marauding left back to implement this system.
I doubt Mourinho could ever play like Napoli. It's not just his style.
If it lives up to the billing, it'll be a fantastic matchup.
I would love for us to play the same stye of Napoli, it's beautiful. But is a striker like Lukaku more suited to counter attacking football instead?
By all accounts, Napoli are basically ignoring Europe this year to focus on the Scudetto. De Laurentiis was in Gazzetta today saying that key players should be rested in preparation for Inter at the weekend.
It'll likely be a damp squib unfortunately.
It'll likely be a damp squib unfortunately.
Seen De Laurentiis say in the media he wants Napoli to rest some players for the upcoming Inter match in the league. We'll see if that's Sarri's take on things.. Should be entertaining regardless.
De Laurentiis talks too much. Don't think Sarri wants to get hammered tomorrow.
Agree with this.
He's Napoli through and through, but I'd love Insigne here.
Can't really compare Italy to England, the standard is quite a bit different outside the top 6. One thing I will say is Sarri hasn't done it with quite as big a budget.Maurizio Sarri's style of play:
Pep Guardiola's style of play:
So who wins? I must admit Napoli's style of play is just sublime
Strictly speaking in terms of the application of the principles of positional play, Maurizio Sarri's Napoli is the best I have lived to see and I have seen it from it's inception at Ajax. Geometrically perfect. They are thes best team in Europe in the first 2/3rds of the pitch.
With regards to tomorrow's game, I expect Manchester City to win as Napoli might rotate as the Scudetto is priority.
With regards to tomorrow's game, I expect Manchester City to win as Napoli might rotate as the Scudetto is priority.
They play nothing like Real Madrid did under Ancelotti and Mourinho is incapable of implimenting this. His football is the antithesis of this.
Looking forward to it
Napoli reminds me of Monaco last season (even if they still played great football last season too), not necessarily in terms of styme but in the way that they can break Juventus' continuous win streak in the league while playing some superb football.
Napoli can bring them back to earth. But I doubt it. Napoli haven't played against a team capable of pressing them like City. The pressing that Sane, Jesus and Sterling offer against the defenders is very rare across Europe. Cheslea couldn't string 3 passes after outplaying Atleti at their ground. But if Napoli manage to beat them the effect could be quite bad for City.
Napoli are more balanced, despite playing attacking football.
More balanced how ?
They don't attack like a clueless chickens. When they have to defend everyone tracks back.
That's incredibly harsh on Monaco. Like you would think they were really bad.
Are you impying that Monaco attacked like headless chickens?
Sometimes yes. Just look at their first leg against City.
I'm pretty sure they actually rested Mertens against Shaktar away for a home game against Beneveto on the weekend.
Indeed they lost.I'm pretty sure they actually rested Mertens against Shaktar away for a home game against Beneveto on the weekend.
Rumor has it Napoli's president wants them to rest players for Inter at the weekend. Hope its not true as they'll be a real test for us and to see how we're shaping up under Pep.
Napoli's squad isn't deep enough to compete for multiple trophies and this season they've got a real good shot at the title.
That had nothing to do with headless chickens, it was the individual and colective quality from City who caused those troubles, this year Monaco has more troubles because they have to insert and adapt new players, if there is one thing you cannot say about Leonardo Jardim is that his teams don't know what they are doing, he is not Wenger for sure.
Imho Napoli must rest some players against City most of all because they have 3 Serie A matches in 8 days: Saturday 21 vs Inter (H), Wednesday 25 vs Genoa (A) and Sunday 29 vs Sassuolo (H); then M.City and Chievo.
M.City can rest all the players next wednesday in the EFL cup vs Wolverhampton. Sarri has to make a choice: Serie A or UCL
M.City can rest all the players next wednesday in the EFL cup vs Wolverhampton. Sarri has to make a choice: Serie A or UCL
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I just hate teams who rest players for champions league. Alright if you got a easy fixture or qualified. But you work all year to get in tournament and start resting players just doesn't make sense to me. Spurs did it last year.
I hope Napoli don't rest players, but I'd understand if they did.
I really want to see these 2 teams play at full strength.
I really want to see these 2 teams play at full strength.
Most feel this way
Will be a pity if they do, but anything that makes it easier is good for us I suppose. I was surprised by there result in Shaktar and a loss tonight could well see them fecked out of the group so I hope they come and give it a go. Plus I think full strength City vs full strength Napoli could be a crazy goal fest.
Monaco were very tight at the back 2 seasons ago, while they played attacking football last year. They looked a bit clueless at times.
Sarni for the win.
Hahahaha...amen to that.
Crazy threat, comparing nothing coach with one of the best.
Not yet a half season start and some posters here compare it with Pep and belittled Mou.
Come back again if he has winning a thing. The best coach in Serie A still Allegri...
well this thread is about methods not palmares... guardiola himself paid respect to sarri, a bit schmoozer a bit realist must be said... sarri would be very welcome in the modern PL with his attacking style, Liverpool the best fit imho
Don't know how well do people remember Serie A in its heyday, but as far as i can recall it was a fairly regular occurrence (during 1998-2002 period at least) that teams fielded second string XIs in Euro competitions while prioritizing the League. It was a somewhat common attitude there that Serie A was the trophy to win. It seemed odd to me at the time, but it was done nevertheless. I guess Napoli feel they have a fair crack at the League this season, certainly a better chance of winning that when compared to the CL.
Depended on the team and the cup. EC/CL was always the priority though, for anyone playing in it. UEFA/CW cups, depended on the team. Italian teams playing their bench in the early stages against farmer's teams doesn't matter
City will tear them apart I think.
Napoli are great to watch but the quality of Serie A is nothing compared to what it was and that will be evident soon enough.
NB, fully prepared to eat my words if City get spanked.
Napoli are great to watch but the quality of Serie A is nothing compared to what it was and that will be evident soon enough.
NB, fully prepared to eat my words if City get spanked.
Well obviously not always. It might be my memory pulling tricks on me, but i do seem to remember a couple of late stage exits where there were combined lineups involved which would probably be unthinkable anywhere else.
city being very strong and focused this year does not make napoli mugs though
I never said they were mugs, I just think they look better than they are based on how poor Serie A is in general. They didn't look too good in Europe last season either iirc.
I'm expecting nothing less than a City walk over. If I'm wrong feel free to make me eat humble pie